Civil rights
Media and commentary related to our work protecting and advancing civil rights. This includes police accountability, justice in youth detention, asylum seeker rights, discrimination, access to justice and Raise the Age.
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NIT: ‘Abuse, restraint and isolation’: Campaign pushes national minimum standards for children in custody
CEO Jonathon Hunyor spoke of the harms caused by criminalising children.
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NIT: Indigenous children spending months in detention without sentence, new data shows
Legal advice we obtained shows that the Australian Government could act to stop state and territory governments from locking up children.
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news.com.au: Push for ‘anytime, anywhere’ knife search powers for NSW Police
We highlighted a lack of evidence that knife wanding by police reduces crime.
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‘Beyond imagination’: a new report exposes mistreatment in Australian immigration detention
Our new report shares first-hand accounts of excessive and unlawful handcuffing in immigration detention.
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The Justice and Equity Centre backs LGBTIQA+ anti-discrimination Bill
Director of Policy and Advocacy Alastair Lawrie says the Bill would help protect the LGBTIQA+ community from discrimination.
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Insurance Business: Life insurers allowed to limit, not drop, mental health cover
We called for life insurers to place greater weight on people’s individual circumstances when making decisions on mental health cover.
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NIT: UN recommendations on Indigenous rights largely rejected by Albanese government
The Australian Government has also refused to act on legal advice which says it can intervene to protect children’s rights.
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NIT: Documents reveal Commonwealth strategy to deflect calls to raise age of criminal responsibility
The Australian Government is resisting calls to raise the age of criminal responsibility by referencing State Close the Gap Targets.
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Guardian: The home affairs minister, the private prison contractor and the secret meeting
We explained why a new blanket policy of handcuffing people in immigration detention for transfers was almost certainly unlawful.
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LSJ: NSW Government urged to reverse prison offence reforms
We called out the NSW Government’s regressive and unfair changes to the prison discipline system.